Karl Malone vs. Kenny Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kenny Smith and Karl Malone that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Karl Malone

vs.

Kenny Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Kenny Smith: 1987-88 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Kenny Smith 2

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Kenny Smith 10

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Kenny Smith 5

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Kenny Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Kenny Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Kenny Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Kenny Smith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Kenny Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Kenny Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Kenny Smith 12.8

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Kenny Smith 2.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Kenny Smith 5.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Kenny Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Kenny Smith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Kenny Smith 9,397

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Kenny Smith 1,454

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Kenny Smith 4,073

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Kenny Smith 759

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Kenny Smith 65

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Kenny Smith 737

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Kenny Smith .480

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Kenny Smith .399

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Kenny Smith .829

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Kenny Smith 17.7 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Kenny Smith 2.8 (1989)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Kenny Smith 7.7 (1989)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Kenny Smith 1.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Kenny Smith 0.1 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Kenny Smith 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Kenny Smith 2.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Kenny Smith 4.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Kenny Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Kenny Smith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Kenny Smith 780

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Kenny Smith 147

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Kenny Smith 305

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Kenny Smith 54

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Kenny Smith 9

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Kenny Smith 68

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Kenny Smith .457

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Kenny Smith .448

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Kenny Smith .847

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Kenny Smith 15.3 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Kenny Smith 2.7 (1991)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Kenny Smith 8.0 (1991)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Kenny Smith 1.3 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Kenny Smith 0.3 (1991)